The book is a chronological story of relatives, friends, acquaintances of Sergei Yesenin about the life of the poet, the origins of his patriotic lyrics, about the artist's connections with prominent contemporary writers. Among the authors of the memoirs: E. and A. Yesenins, M. Gorky, N. Tikhonov, S. Gorodetsky, V. Rozhdestvensky, P. Chagin, V. Kachalov A. Miklashevskaya and others.